Elementary School Principal
Location: US, NY, Albany
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Education Management
Function: Education

Company profile:
The Albany Charter School Network is a family of charter schools in the City of Albany that works to prepare children for meaningful future lives – as purposeful, productive, and participatory citizens of New York, the United States, and the world.Our strong and unified movement of charter schools collaborates with parents to provide for all students a vibrant academic environment and dynamic learning experiences that create what we call “Future Life Opportunity” – a pathway to success in college, career, and community life.The Albany Charter School Network and the schools that comprise our community are always looking for highly committed and highly skilled people to come and join us in the exciting and meaningful work of helping create Future Life Opportunity for this generation of students.Please take the time to look at the various open positions on our site. If there is a role for which you think you would be a great match, then we encourage you to learn more about it and submit an application.

Job description:
SummaryThe Elementary School Principal works with the Board to clearly define and articulate the school’s mission and vision. The Principal develops strategies to translate school goals into implementable action items with attainable measures. The Principal oversees the school’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategic direction to ensure all students show up and do well, both in learning and in life.ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JOB DESCRIPTION DETAILS:PlanWork with the Board to clearly define and articulate the school’s mission and vision; Develop strategies to translate school goals into implementable action items with attainable measures.Identify key stakeholders and leverage their skills and influence to support productivity and change within the school.Work with teachers and school leaders to translate teaching and learning objectives into measurable goals.Cultivate an academic performance ethic within the school focused on superior customer service, productivity, responsible resource allocation, and continuous improvement. PrepareServe as the lead learner, modeling and facilitating for school staff; Build a collective expertise in curriculum, instruction, and assessment design and delivery.Develop the school organizational structure; Create school-based job descriptions and oversee the hiring, promotion, and termination of staff.Establish a culture of collaboration for all instructional functions within the school.Support a culture of healthy and focused rivalry within the school to drive performance improvements; Establish a meaningful system of rewards and recognition. ProcessReview charter, curriculum maps, scope and sequence, unit and lesson plans, assessment plans, intervention plans, and support materials to ensure instruction is occurring at the same level of rigor expected on Common Core assessments.Develop effective school operations and infrastructure protocols; Conduct work environment surveys and respond with appropriate professional development.Conduct frequent teacher observations to assess mastery of curriculum, instruction, and assessment competencies and provide timely and appropriate feedback; Facilitate teacher-led problem solving and action planning sessions.Assist school staff in creating their own professional growth plans and conduct semi-annual performance evaluations. PredictUse predictive analysis to  appropriately respond to all teaching and learning functions and ensure the quality execution of instruction across all content areas and grade levels.Assess and evaluate the ability of the school to respond to adversity or disaster with little to no impact on teaching and learning.Analyze and compare student and school-wide academic performance against objectives, targets, and goals to ensure the execution is in line with expectations.Analyze the longitudinal performance of individual teacher and school-wide functions to ensure there are ongoing improving trends. 

Requirements:
Valid School Administrator/Supervisor (SAS) Certification.Exemplary performance record as an elementary school administrator, teacher leader, and elementary school teacher.Expertise in best practices in literacy and mathematics instruction and assessment.Expertise in staff supervision and evaluation.Demonstrated proficiency in the analysis and utility of local and standardized achievement data.Proven ability to collaborate with and motivate staff, students and parents in partnering to achieve excellence.Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communications skills. 

Benefits:
Commensurate with experience